Quoz Arts Fest Returns To Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue In January 2026

Quoz Arts Fest 2026 brings together homegrown and international artists for a two-day cultural celebration

·         Quoz Arts Fest presents its 14th edition on Saturday, 24 & Sunday, 25 January 2026.

·         Taking place across Alserkal Avenue and the wider Al Quoz Creative Zone, the festival brings together experimental installations, live performances, music, exhibitions, workshops, and community activities and food pop-ups. 

·         Numen/For Use presents the TAPE project for the first time in Dubai, bringing their cocoon-like tape structure to the inside of Concrete. The installation will also host performances inside of it.

·         The music programme features Yasmine Hamdan, DAM, TootArd and Gayathri Krishnan, alongside a new collaborative sonic performance From the Lips to the Moon.

·         Families can explore sensory-led environments for children, while Reel Palestine returns in partnership with Cinema Akil for the weekend. 

·         Tickets are available via Platinumlist, with free entry for visitors under 18 and above 60, and AED 100 day passes for all other guests.

Quoz Arts Fest by Alserkal, the region’s leading community-driven arts and culture festival, will return on Saturday, 24, and Sunday, 25 January 2026. Taking place in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai’s vibrant cultural district, and the wider Al Quoz Creative Zone, the festival brings together homegrown and international talent in a curated mix of experimental installations, live music, performances, exhibitions, food experiences, and encounters designed for all ages. 

This edition foregrounds practices that invite movement, collective listening, and new modes of engaging with art in public spaces, transforming the neighbourhood into a space for sound, gesture, and shared experience.

Basmah El Bittar, Director of  Alserkal Avenue, says: “Over the years, Quoz Arts Fest has grown alongside Dubai’s creative community creating a space where artists, neighbours, and visitors can move, gather, and explore new forms of connection. The 2026 edition highlights the depth of regional talent. Artists whose work reflects the pulse, perspective and creative energy of the region and brings together the local artisans whose craft and culinary expressions shape the cultural fabric of the festival.” 

Festival Music & Performance Highlights

This year’s music programme brings together some of the region’s most inventive and boundary-pushing artists, offering audiences a spectrum of sounds that move between cultural memory, electronic experimentation, and contemporary storytelling.

At the forefront are Palestinian hip-hop collective DAM and Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan, presenting powerful sets shaped by their deep-rooted artistic legacies. TootArd and Gayathri Krishnan add new textures to the lineup through genre-blending performances that draw from Levantine grooves, desert blues, and soulful South Asian influences.

The programme also features From the Lips to the Moon, a collaborative sonic journey created especially for the festival and hosted by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi. Presented as a recurring spoken-word and music performance, it invites listeners into an immersive soundscape shaped by voice, gesture, and improvisation.The artist Jean-Baptiste André will present Floe, a nomadic project bringing together a visual installation designed by Vincent Lamouroux that sets as a stage for a choreographed performance.

Throughout the weekend, Stage 2.0 offers a dedicated platform for emerging musicians and performers, creating space for experimentation, exchange, and new collaborations, echoing the festival’s commitment to spotlighting UAE-based and regional talent. 

TAPE Dubai by Numen/For Use

Presented at Concrete for the first time in Dubai, Numen/For Use’s TAPE project unfolds as a series of cocoon-like, site-specific structures shaped through self-forming processes inspired by patterns found in nature. Each installation begins as a set of linear trajectories stretched across the space, before being diagonally wrapped in layers of elastic tape. Built through communal making and meant to be moved within, these installations dissolve the boundaries between sculpture and architecture, turning viewers into participants and space into a shared organism.

Numen/For use is an internationally acclaimed art collective known for its large-scale, site-specific installations that merge architecture, sculpture, and spatial experience. The TAPE project has been presented previously in over 10 cities worldwide including Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Milan.  

Community & Cultural Programme

In partnership with Cinema Akil, Reel Palestine returns with screenings of independent Palestinian cinema, accompanied by a vibrant souk of more than fifty vendors offering crafts, design objects, and culinary expressions rooted in Palestinian heritage. The souk will take place inside Warehouse 67 and throughout the surrounding outdoor spaces, turning the area into a meeting point for storytelling, conversation, and shared cultural memory. 

Children and families will discover an imaginative, sensory-led environment designed for play and exploration across Jossa Warehouse 45 in Lane 3. Soft structures, tactile materials, and activity zones invite younger visitors to engage through touch, movement, and imaginative storytelling, creating a welcoming space for families to pause, reconnect, and experience the festival together. 

Additionally, a multimedia presentation by Mawaheb features works by adults of determination, underscoring the festival’s ongoing commitment to accessibility, inclusive practice, and creative expression for all. 

Curated pop-ups, warehouse takeovers, and neighbourhood culinary concepts will extend across the lanes, offering visitors a selection of global flavours, artisanal products, and community-driven food experiences. From morning coffee spots and family-friendly bites to late-night snacks between performances, the culinary programme turns Quoz Arts Fest into a full-day destination for food and culture lovers alike. 

Tickets & Access

Tickets for Quoz Arts Fest 2026 are available via Platinumlist. Entry is free upon registration for visitors under 18 and above 60, and an AED 100 day pass applies to all other guests.

Quoz Arts Fest continues to bring together artists, musicians, performers, families, and the wider community for a weekend that celebrates creativity, collective experience, and contemporary culture across Alserkal Avenue.

Strategic partners include Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Al Quoz Creative Zone in association with Dubai Calendar. MINI AGMC joins as Lead Partner, with the support of Jotun as Colour Partner and Emirates NBD and Fujifilm as Supporting Partners.